title: Distribution of ABO blood groups and other genetic markers in mothers of infants with congenital malformations.
abstract: The distribution of ABO and Rh (antigen D) blood groups and of serum albumin, haptoglobin and transferrin variants, in a group of mothers of malformed newborns was investigated. In the first phase of the study, the results showed borderline statistical differences in the distribution of the transferrin types between the study group and a suitable control population. The second phase of the research, where only transferrin phenotypes were studied, showed the same trend as in the first one, but the results were not statistically significant. We conclude that probably there are no true distribution differences, but that it would be desirable to study this problem in a different ethnic group.
mesh_terms: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics*; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005819:Genetic Markers; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006242:Haptoglobins / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System / Q000235:genetics; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000235:genetics; D014168:Transferrin / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000017:ABO Blood-Group System; D005819:Genetic Markers; D006242:Haptoglobins; D012204:Rh-Hr Blood-Group System; D012709:Serum Albumin; D014168:Transferrin